****IMPORTANT****
I have now made a mailing list for the ladies
who joined in this project. I am emailing part4 using this list. If you
don't receive the chart, please let me know so I can amend the list!****IMPORTANTE*** *Ho fatto una mailing list per le persone che hanno aderito al SAL. Ho spedito lo schema della parte4 usando questa lista. Se non avete ricevuto lo schema fatemelo sapere, così correggo la lista!

Next, is a little chart from The Sampler Girl that has been waiting in my box for a long while. What better occasion for stitching it than Valentine's Day? yep, I did... stitched and finished with a soft piece of felt on the back. I might use it to rest my cup - occasionally, as a treat!

What else? a spring start. It's almost impossible to guess, but this is part of a very pretty chart I find online. It's a freebie from a German designer. I think I will stick to the original version for the names of the seasons. I might even learn German at last!! :)

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Normally I do not frame my stitching. I prefer to turn them into something I can use, but this time I had to stick to the rules... :) I bought this kit out of curiosity: it is from an Estonian company called RTO. It was a first for me and I was impressed by the quality of the contents. The chart is easy to read, threads are DMC and come in huge quantity and the frame is not the usual cheap plastic but a robust metal one. The design stitches up beautifully and quickly and the end result is simply adorable. The only drawback is that the kit uses Aida so the fabric is a bit thick. Hence when you place the finished piece into the frame it won't clasp as expected and I had to fix it with a tiny bit of black tape. My feeling is that the frame is made for photos or paper images not for fabric... well, a minor fault in my view :) I still love the result!

For those of my followers (by the way, welcome to the new ones!) who take part to the SAL, here is part3 of the ABC. The first row is finished ladies! Someone suggested that the design would look cute on a drawstring bag for knitting needles. Good idea! Should you like this finish I would probably stitch part3 below part1, that is I would go for a 2x6 grid rather than for a 3x4 one. Just an idea.
For the Wheat Sheaf stitch, you find a tutorial here.

For Suzanne, I cannot reply to you... the comment is no-reply so please drop me an email if you still wish to join.
Everyone... have a very good weekend!

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If you like my designs, just drop me an email :) I am happy to share some of them with friends and followers!Se vi piacciono i miei schemi, mandatemi un mail :) Sono felice di condividerne alcuni con altre ricamine!